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IT Showcase Productivity Guide

Shortcut Keys for Windows 10


This guide lists shortcut keys that you can use from the desktop in
Windows 10.

Shortcut Description

Windows key Open and close the Start menu.

+1, +2, etc. Switch to the desktop and launch the nth application in the taskbar. For example, +1 launches
whichever application is first in the list, numbered from left to right.

+A Open the action center.

+B Highlight the notification area.

+C Launch Cortana into listening mode. Users can begin to speak to Cortana immediately.

+D Switch between Show Desktop (hides/shows any applications and other windows) and the
previous state.

+E Switch to the desktop and launch File Explorer with the Quick Access tab displayed.

+H Open the Share charm.

+I Open the Settings app.

+K Open the Connect pane to connect to wireless displays and audio devices.

+L Lock the device and go to the Lock screen.

+M Switch to the desktop and minimize all open windows.

+O Lock device orientation.

+P Open the Project pane to search and connect to external displays and projectors.

+R Display the Run dialog box.

+S Launch Cortana. Users can begin to type a query immediately.

+T Cycle through the apps on the taskbar.

+U Launch the Ease of Access Center.

+V Cycle through notifications.

+X Open the advanced menu in the lower-left corner of the screen.

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+Z Open the app-specific command bar.

+ENTER Launch Narrator.

+SPACEBAR Switch input language and keyboard layout.

+TAB Open Task view.

+, Peek at the desktop.

+Plus Sign Zoom in.

+Minus Sign Zoom out.

+ESCAPE Close Magnifier.

+LEFT ARROW Dock the active window to the left half of the monitor.

+RIGHT ARROW Dock the active window to the right half of the monitor.

+UP ARROW Maximize the active window vertically and horizontally.

+DOWN ARROW Restore or minimize the active window.

+SHIFT+UP Maximize the active window vertically, maintaining the current width.
ARROW

+SHIFT+ Restore or minimize the active window vertically, maintaining the current width.
DOWN ARROW

+SHIFT+LEFT With multiple monitors, move the active window to the monitor on the left.
ARROW

+SHIFT+RIGHT With multiple monitors, move the active window to the monitor on the right.
ARROW

+HOME Minimize all nonactive windows; restore on second keystroke.

+PRNT SCRN Take a picture of the screen and place it in the Computer>Pictures>Screenshots folder.

Switch to the next or previous virtual desktop.


+CTRL+LEFT/RIGHT
arrow

+CTRL+D Create a new virtual desktop.

+CTRL+F4 Close the current virtual desktop.

+? Launch the Windows Feedback App.

For more information


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Microsoft IT Showcase Productivity
http://microsoft.com/itshowcase/Productivity

Windows
http://windows.microsoft.com

This guide is for informational purposes only. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS,
IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. © 2015 Microsoft
Corporation. All rights reserved.

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